title: Climacteric syndrome and body-weight.
abstract: A retrospective study on 181 women who attended the menopausal out-patient clinic of Physiopathology of Human Reproduction at Bari University Hospital throughout 1995, has been carried out to evaluate the relation between body-weight (valued as BMI) and the climacteric syndrome. From the data we have discovered that hot flushes and sweating are more common in women with greater body-weight. Also, women with BMI > 23.8 were found to have a lower level of education.
authors.affiliation: II Institute of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chiechi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferreri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Granieri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berardesca
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loizzi
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D002979:Climacteric / Q000502:physiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012923:Social Class; D013546:Sweating